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Mentally Ill in Corrections - General

  • Mental and Substance Use Disorders

    Learn about the most common mental and substance use disorders and how SAMHSA works to reduce their impact on America’s communities.

  • Publications and Resources on Mental and Substance Use Disorders

    SAMHSA publications and related resources on mental and substance use disorders.

  • Mental Health of Prisoners: Prevalence, Adverse Outcomes, and Interventions (2016)

    In this Review, we present clinical, research, and policy recommendations to improve mental health care in prisons.

  • Predictive Analytics in Health Care and Criminal Justice: Three Case Studies (2015)

    This issue paper presents three case studies showing how predictive analytics is being used by hybrid health and criminal justice systems.

  • Treat or Repeat: A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment (2017)

    Treat or Repeat: A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment details potential reasons for the different outcome

  • Practical Considerations Related to Release and Sentencing for Defendants Who Have Behavioral Health Needs: A Judicial Guide

    The guide and bench card were informed by a May 2017 convening of judges, psychiatrists, people who have behavioral health needs and have been in t

  • Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections (2019)

    A disproportionate number of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) become involved in the criminal justice system and ultimately fall under